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Date:      Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:58:39 -0700
From:      Adam Weinberger <monkey@crackula.com>
To:        rwatson@OFDA.NET
Cc:        newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Host Name
Message-ID:  <20020607175839.A31470@crackula.com>
In-Reply-To: <286CA1D65CF6D511B42B0004763B4F5F09A0D9@famine.ofda.net>; from rwatson@OFDA.NET on Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 08:43:27PM -0400
References:  <286CA1D65CF6D511B42B0004763B4F5F09A0D9@famine.ofda.net>

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rwatson -

1) hostname -s hostnameyouwanttosetitto

2) edit /etc/rc.conf. add, or change, the line to be:
	hostname="hostname.domain.tld"

-Adam


rwatson@OFDA.NET took 1.1K on Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 08:43:27PM -0400 to say:
> 
>    Hello,
>    
>    I would like some basic admin help... I created my machine but
>    mispelled the hostname.
>    
>    Where do I change the host name and how do I initialized it once I
>    have changed it?
>    Thanks



--
"I am disrespectful to dirt! Can you see I am serious!"
	-Mr. Sparkle
Adam Weinberger
monkey@crackula.com
http://www.crackula.com



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